Category Archives: State News

Court Rules in Favor of Voting Rights Restoration

Federal Judge Rules Florida Law Unconstitutional U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ruled on February 1st that Florida’s law barring former felons who have paid their debt to society from voting ...

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Democrats of Indian River Attend Women’s Marches

IRC Democrats March in Brevard, Orlando, and New York City The Florida Young Democrats of Indian River (FYDIR) proudly marched in the New York City Women’s March on Saturday, January ...

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FDP Statement on Trump’s Remarks Referring to “Shithole Countries”

Florida Democratic Party Statement on Trump’s Remarks Referring to Haiti, Other Countries as “Shithole Countries” Today, Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Terrie Rizzo issued the following statement on President Trump’s remarks ...

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Off-shore Drilling Bad for Florida, Bad for America

OFFSHORE DRILLING IS POLITICS, NOT POLICY. LET’S OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE. The New Year began with the Trump’s administration’s stunning plan to open America’s coastlines to offshore drilling, from sea to ...

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Alternative Facts are Not OK

  Richard Leonard Communication Committee Democrats of Indian River   WHERE CAN YOU FIND FACTS TODAY? EMAIL A LIBRARIAN! Words matter. Facts matter. And if we are the party of ...

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New Survey on Millennials’ Attitudes Toward Politics

DEMOCRATS: The millennials matter more than ever!   Check it out: Millennials are now the largest generation in the American electorate, and are becoming increasingly motivated, according to new national ...

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Democrats of Indian River Present to Local Legislators

DEC, DWC, and FYD Present Policy Suggestions to Grall, Mayfield The Indian River County Legislative Delegation comprised of Representative Erin Grall and Senator Debbie Mayfield heard presentations from three Indian ...

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FDP Statement on Las Vegas Shooting

Florida Democratic Party Statement on Las Vegas Shooting In response to the Las Vegas shooting, Florida Democratic Party President Sally Boynton Brown issued the following statement: “Today America woke up ...

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Excellent News for Democrats in the Florida Senate

Florida State Senate Moves Closer to Party Parity Florida’s Democratic Party picked up a crucial seat in the Florida Senate Tuesday in a special election triggered months ago by a ...

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Democrats Pass Resolution Seeking to Ban Plastic Bags in Indian River County

Resolution to Ban Single Use Plastic Bags A resolution of the Democratic Executive Committee of Indian River County supporting initiatives by local municipalities to lessen the impact of single use ...

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